AFP test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $33.15 to $213.95, with a median of $41.84. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $8.69 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $61.92 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ALPHA FETOPROT | $33.15 | $39.00 | $6.50–$204.00 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Alpha-fetoprotein - Additional Charge | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Alpha-fetoprotein - Marker | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Alpha-fetoprotein - Marker | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Alpha-fetoprotein - Maternal | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Alpha-fetoprotein - Additional Charge | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Alpha-fetoprotein - Marker | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Alpha-fetoprotein - Maternal | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Alpha-fetoprotein - Maternal | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Alpha-fetoprotein - Additional Charge | $40.00 | $40.00 | $6.57–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $43.68 | $62.40 | $15.93–$22.85 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) LEVEL; SERUM | $48.05 | $68.64 | $15.93–$22.85 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN NTD,MOTHER S | $70.57 | $148.41 | $6.57–$133.56 | 52% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN | $70.57 | $148.41 | $6.57–$133.56 | 52% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $140.25 | $165.00 | $6.50–$204.00 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ALPHA FETO-PROTE LAB | $140.25 | $165.00 | $6.50–$204.00 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Alpha-1-Fetoprot Tumor Ma | $172.00 | $172.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Afp Maternal | $172.00 | $172.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Alpha Feto-Protein (Afp) | $213.95 | $213.95 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $33.15, median $41.84, highest $213.95 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $40.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An AFP test measures a protein made by the liver and by a developing baby. In adults it is used to watch for liver cancer in people with cirrhosis and to follow some testicular cancers.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.